Pentagon sets December 3 for first US military firing-squad execution since WWII
In short
The US Army has set December 3 as the date for the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle announced the date, according to RBC. TASS, citing CBS, reported the same date, and the Pentagon described it as the first execution of its kind since World War II.
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The Pentagon has set December 3 as the date for the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, RBC reported, citing acting US Secretary of the Army Adam Telle. Hasan, a former US Army major, was convicted over a 2009 attack at Fort Hood in which 13 people were killed, according to RBC. [ 2 ]
TASS, citing CBS, reported the same scheduled date and recalled that Hasan opened fire in a medical building in 2009, killing 13 people. RIA Novosti reported that the Pentagon had announced the date of the first execution by firing squad since World War II, without giving further details in its summary. [ 1 , 3 ]
The three outlets agree that the execution is the first of its kind in the US military since World War II. RBC and TASS state the December 3 date; TASS attributes it to CBS, while RBC attributes it to the acting Army secretary. None of the documents name the place where the execution is to be carried out or describe how the date was formally confirmed. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The case is the first firing-squad execution in the US military since World War II, making the scheduling a rare legal milestone that Russian state and business outlets treated as notable foreign news. The documents do not give broader policy consequences beyond the announced date.
Key facts
- The execution by firing squad is scheduled for December 3. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The person to be executed is Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army major. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Hasan was convicted over a 2009 attack at Fort Hood in which 13 people were killed. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle announced the date, RBC reported. [ 2 ]
- The Pentagon called it the first execution by firing squad since World War II. [ 1 , 2 ]
- TASS attributed the date to CBS. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Which source first confirmed the December 3 date, and whether the military itself announced it publicly. RBC attributes the date to acting Army secretary Adam Telle, while TASS attributes it to CBS; RIA Novosti gave no details in its headline. The documents do not say whether a formal Pentagon statement was issued.
- The exact place where the execution will be carried out. The documents name only Fort Hood as the site of the 2009 attack and the Pentagon as the announcing authority; no execution venue is given.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports that the Pentagon announced the date of the first firing-squad execution since World War II. [ 1 ]
- RBC reports the execution is set for December 3, citing acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle, and names Nidal Malik Hasan and the 13 people killed at Fort Hood in 2009. [ 2 ]
- TASS, citing CBS, reports the same scheduled execution and recalls the 2009 shooting at a medical building that killed 13 people. [ 3 ]